Recommended Team: Sonic (Leader) & Tails (Partner)
Cyber Track Act 1 starts with a series of fast-paced sections involving boost pads and grind rails. Maintain your speed to clear long gaps. You'll encounter laser grids that activate and deactivate in patterns; time your movements carefully to pass through them without taking damage. Tails' flight can help you bypass some of these or reach higher platforms that are out of reach of the lasers. There are also sections with disappearing blocks; memorize their patterns and move quickly.
Look for switches that activate platforms or deactivate force fields. These often require a Spin Attack or a Homing Attack to trigger. A hidden Special Spring can be found by using Tails' flight to reach a very high, secluded platform after a series of vertical springs. The act features many vertical shafts that require careful ascent, often with enemies guarding the pathways. The goal ring is usually found after a final series of fast-paced platforms and springs.